January’s First Friday: Here’s what to see
Published 10:00 am Friday, January 2, 2026
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announced a preview of community events on First Friday. Here’s what there is to see on Jan. 2. Visit jahc.org for more details.
MY MOTHER’S BONES – Alex Bookless & Rachel Levy
Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center, 350 Whittier St, Juneau
MY MOTHER’S BONES is a collaborative two-person exhibition by Rachel Levy and Alex Bookless exploring women’s lived experiences through the lens of folklore and fairytale. Rachel and Alex aim to explore and rewrite the often limiting roles women have been allowed to play in cultural mythologies through the medium of relief printing (linocut). It is intended that these images and narratives shown here strengthen the general mythology from which our culture’s identity of women is crafted.
The exhibition will be up through the month.
Letterpress prints by Kirsten Mashinter Lawrence
Friday, 4 to 7 p.m. at Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau
A collection of letterpress prints by Kirsten Mashinter Lawrence on display January 2 – March 20, 2026 in the Davis Gallery at Centennial Hall.
“At first, I was making prints to learn how to use my press, but that soon evolved into a way to record my thoughts, feelings, and daily activities without the burden of creating and maintaining a more traditional written journal. My year of letterpress journaling had begun,” the artist writes. The collection will be up through March 20.
Meeting Awareness: Oil paintings by Susan Watson
Friday, 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 114 West 4th St., Juneau
Meeting Awareness is a series by painter Susan Watson that includes eight large close-up oil paintings of faces. The main intention of the series is to use portraiture to dive deeply into what it means to meet someone directly, to connect with their awareness, reality and being, through the medium of oil paint. Each painting is meant to be an offering of a meditative experience through an intimate meeting with an apparent “other”.
The exhibition will be up through the month.
Explore the Universe at Marie Drake Planetarium
Friday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Marie Drake Planetarium, 1415 Glacier Avenue, Juneau
Start the new year by checking out whet the planetarium has to offer. Join Dave to explore the solar system on our 30-ft dome. Topics based on audience interests. Suitable for all ages. You may lie on the floor.
Artist Search! Looking for new members at Juneau Artists Gallery
Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Juneau Artists Gallery, Ground flood of the Senate Building, 175 North Franklin St.
The Juneau Artists Gallery has operated successfully for 40 years. We are currently looking for new co-op members to join our friendly group. We believe in fostering a creative spirit where Juneau artists support and inspire one another. We make space for quality art to be displayed and sold locally. We are inviting artists to come by to meet us and learn about joining our group. We will have information and applications on hand. Of course, our loyal customers are invited to see the new, locally made creations by our talented members.
Juneau Social Dance event
Friday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Raven Yoga Shala, Arcticorp Building, 418 Harris Street, Studio #320
Join us for the Juneau Social Dance event, a volunteer-hosted gathering dedicated to fostering a passion for dance within the community. Cover Charge: $15 (includes lesson and social dance);
Pay-as-you-can options available.
Lesson: Lindy Hop (Swing). Instructors: Courtney & Mo
On Beaver Pond: A Photo Exhibit by Damon Stuebner
Opening reception on Saturday, Jan. 3 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 114 West 4th St., Juneau
Damon Stuebner’s On Beaver Pond is a documentary photo exhibition about the beavers, and their pond habitat along the Outer Point Loop Trail. This exhibition features a slide show of photos taken, and sounds recorded, over the course of one year.
The exhibition will be up through Feb. 21
